Running Routes in Chicago
33 mapped running routes in Chicago, United States, measured with real road and path data. Distances range from 4.8 km to 21.7 km.
11 routes available · average 11.66 km
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5.0 km park from Museum Campus/11th Street
4.99 km · target 5 km · 124 m elevation gain · ~33 min · loop · moderate · Paved
5.0 km loop starting near Museum Campus/11th Street in Chicago. Passes through Pritzker Park. Crosses a bridge along the way. Runs past Begin Route 66 and Pritzker Military Museum & Library. The surface is mostly paved. Total elevation gain is 124 m. The route returns to its starting point.
park, scenic, beginner-friendly
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20.8 km loop from Shoreline Sightseeing
20.82 km · target 21.1 km · 219 m elevation gain · ~132 min · loop · easy · Paved
20.8 km loop starting near Shoreline Sightseeing in Chicago. Crosses a bridge along the way. Runs past 360 Chicago and Richard H. Driehaus Museum. The surface is mostly paved. Total elevation gain is 219 m. The route returns to its starting point.
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10.0 km loop from Campbell Park
10.02 km · target 10 km · 38 m elevation gain · ~63 min · loop · easy · Paved
10.0 km loop starting near Campbell Park in Chicago. Crosses a bridge along the way. Runs past Ukrainian National Museum and Waller Apartments. The surface is mostly paved. Elevation gain is limited (38 m total). The route returns to its starting point.
urban, flat
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9.9 km loop from 35th-Bronzeville-IIT
9.91 km · target 10 km · 40 m elevation gain · ~62 min · loop · easy · Paved
9.9 km loop starting near 35th-Bronzeville-IIT in Chicago. Crosses a bridge along the way. Runs past Chinese American Veterans Memorial and Claude Albert Barnett & Etta Motten Barnett. The surface is mostly paved. Elevation gain is limited (40 m total). The route returns to its starting point.
flat
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5.1 km loop from Ashland
5.09 km · target 5 km · 30 m elevation gain · ~32 min · loop · easy · Mostly paved
5.1 km loop starting near Ashland in Chicago. Crosses a bridge along the way. The surface is mostly paved. Elevation gain is limited (30 m total). The route returns to its starting point.
flat, beginner-friendly, fast
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21.2 km loop from Cicero
21.24 km · target 21.1 km · 35 m elevation gain · ~132 min · loop · easy · Paved
21.2 km loop starting near Cicero in Chicago. Crosses a bridge along the way. The surface is mostly paved. Elevation gain is limited (35 m total). The route returns to its starting point.
urban, flat
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10.0 km loop from Clinton
10.02 km · target 10 km · 86 m elevation gain · ~63 min · loop · easy · Mostly paved
10.0 km loop starting near Clinton in Chicago. Crosses a bridge along the way. Runs past Museum of Broadcast Communications. The surface is mostly paved. Total elevation gain is 86 m. The route returns to its starting point.
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20.8 km loop from Addison
20.80 km · target 21.1 km · 87 m elevation gain · ~130 min · loop · easy · Paved
20.8 km loop starting near Addison in Chicago. Runs past Historic Sheridan Theatre. The surface is mostly paved. Elevation gain is limited (87 m total). The route returns to its starting point.
urban, flat
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9.7 km loop from Jackson
9.73 km · target 10 km · 353 m elevation gain · ~66 min · loop · hard · Paved
9.7 km loop starting near Jackson in Chicago. Crosses a bridge along the way. Runs past Loyola University Museum of Art and Museum of Illusions. The surface is mostly paved. Total elevation gain is 353 m. The route returns to its starting point.
hilly
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5.2 km loop from McCormick Place
5.16 km · target 5 km · 65 m elevation gain · ~33 min · loop · moderate · Mixed surface
5.2 km loop starting near McCormick Place in Chicago. Crosses a bridge along the way. Total elevation gain is 65 m. The route returns to its starting point.
beginner-friendly
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10.5 km loop from Armitage
10.49 km · target 10 km · 45 m elevation gain · ~66 min · loop · easy · Paved
10.5 km loop starting near Armitage in Chicago. Runs past Vincentian Bicentennial Memorial. The surface is mostly paved. Elevation gain is limited (45 m total). The route returns to its starting point.
flat
Running in Chicago
These routes are generated from mapped roads and paths in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
- Distances range from 5.0 km to 21.2 km.
- Average elevation gain is 102 m across 11 routes.
- Routes are on average 100% paved surface.
- 11 of 11 routes are loops that finish where they start.
- 1 route pass through parkland.
- 6 routes are flat.
- 1 route are hilly.
- 1 route are marked scenic.
- Mapped features along these routes include Pritzker Park, Fountain of the Great Lakes, Jackson Bridge, Upper Hutchinson Field, Seward Park, Main Line (Columbus-Chicago).